“Interesting,” Nolan chuckled, “are you not scared I will shoot you in a second?” His gaze shifted from me to Max to back to me.

“Just try,” I said, seriously.

Nolan shifted slightly in his seat, his grip tightened on his gun. The air around us thickened. Silence wrapped around us, and for a moment, none of us said anything.

Just then, we heard footsteps, low but audible. My gaze shifted towards the area where the sound was coming from. Then I saw two slender legs walking, and my ...